"I heard that the Jiang family used to be a merchant family, so they must be very wealthy!"
Mr. Jiang nodded and said, "My ancestors started out by making fabrics. Although we are not as wealthy as the aristocratic families, we are more or less wealthy. I wonder why Madam Shang asked this question?"
"Now that the epidemic is spreading in Jishun, if Master Jiang is willing to lend a helping hand, I'm sure the court will remember your kindness."
Upon hearing this, Master Jiang was enlightened. He quickly stood up and said, "Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. Thank you for your guidance today, young lady. I understand now."
"I am just speaking casually, don't take it seriously."
After Mr. Jiang and his family left, He Jingheng was pushed in by Ah Cheng.
"So this is why you asked Yunqi to investigate the Jiang and Wei families yesterday."
Shang Ruoyi smiled slightly: "I'm just curious."
He Jingheng knew that she didn't want to say more, so he nodded: "Okay, I'm just curious."
Shang Ruoyi just smiled and said nothing.
"I didn't expect you would actually instruct him to donate money."
"I heard from Yunqi that Liangzhou City has some special meaning to the Dingguo Palace. I guess even if these gentry don't raise money, the prince will give them money!" Shang Ruoyi drank the last sip of tea. The originally steaming hot tea had turned cold. "Since you are going to take money, why not take money from others?"
"Haha." He Jingheng laughed softly: "My wife really knows how to live."
That afternoon, the news that the eldest son of the Wei family was hanging out in a place with brothels had spread everywhere. The rumor spread like wings, not only did everyone in the county know about it, but also people in other counties around it.
The Wei family tried to suppress it, but they couldn't.
Wei Yan was kneeling in the living room when a teacup from the Wei family fell over to him.
"Have you read all the books of sages and saints? You dare to hang around in that kind of place before you even enter the government. Now that you've been exposed, how are you going to end it?" After saying this, he still didn't feel satisfied. He picked up the ruler on the table and hit him hard on the back: "She's just a prostitute, why are you so obsessed with her? You want to marry her as your mistress, are you crazy? Letting a prostitute be your mistress, you have brought shame to our Wei family!"
Wei Yan knelt there, not daring to say a word.
Mrs. Wei kept wiping away tears when she saw her son being beaten.
"Cry, cry, cry, you only know how to cry! You've spoiled this brat. He's so useless. How can we hand over the Wei family to him in the future?"
When Wei Yan heard this, he looked at his father in disbelief. Could it be that his father still wanted to hand over the Wei family to that bastard?
"What are you looking at? This Wei family belongs to me. I can give it to whoever I want. If you don't live up to expectations, I will give this Wei family to your half-brother." The Wei family member sat on the chair and panted: "You are not allowed to go to Tingyu Pavilion again. Hurry up and marry that girl from the Jiang family. Don't spread the rumor that she was angry with you. As time goes by, people will gradually forget about it."
Do you still want to marry that crazy woman Jiang Meimei?
Wei Yan frowned and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to marry that crazy woman Jiang Meimei!"
When Mr. Wei heard this, he slapped him.
"Rebellious son! How dare you talk back!"
Wei Yan's head was knocked off balance, with a trace of blood hanging from the corner of his lips, which showed how strong the blow was. Master Wei was really angry.
He raised his hand and wanted to hit him again, but was stopped by Madam Wei: "Master, stop it."
Mr. Wei waved his hand and Mrs. Wei was thrown to the ground.
He pointed at the mother and son and said, "Marry the daughter of the Jiang family within ten days. As long as she is married, I will not care whether she is beaten or hurt. But if you don't marry her, don't blame me for being rude."
Madam Wei nodded: "Don't worry, Master. I will ask the matchmaker to facilitate this marriage immediately."
Master Wei snorted coldly and walked out.
Wei Yan was still kneeling on the ground, hatred surging in his eyes.
He has had enough of being controlled like this.
On the second day, Mrs. Wei came to propose marriage, but the Jiang family claimed to be sick and refused to see her.
Mrs. Wei was extremely worried and had no choice but to ask for help from her brother who worked in the government office.
Ever since she married into the Wei family, Mrs. Wei felt that she was superior to everyone else in her family and acted arrogantly all day long. Now that she asked to go back, she was naturally not welcomed.
The Wei family was as anxious as ants on a hot pot, but Jiang Meimei was happy and relaxed. She came to the milk tea shop and pestered Shang Ruoyi to learn how to make milk tea.
That day, Ling Feng came to the shop to deliver milk again. Jiang Meimei looked at his profile and felt that he looked familiar, but she was not sure.
Shang Ruoyi saw her expression and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, it's like I saw an old friend, but it also seems like I recognized the wrong person." Jiang Meimei was carefree, so Shang Ruoyi didn't take it to heart.
Shang Ruoyi called him to the kitchen and said in a deep voice, "There is one thing I want to ask you."
"Girl, please speak."
"You have a farm here, which means you are not short of money. Why are you following me?"
Ling Feng smiled and said, "Who said I don't need money?" He took out a few copper coins from his pocket and said, "These are the only copper coins I have left. I don't even know how to solve the problem of dinner."
Shang Ruoyi looked at the copper coin in his hand and couldn't help choking.
She took out ten taels of silver and gave it to him: "I am negligent."
Ling Feng took the silver and said, "Thank you for the reward, young lady."
Shang Ruoyi saw the calluses on his palms and frowned slightly.
Only those who have practiced sword for many years will have such traces.
Why did he stay with me?
He Jingheng's legs are recovering better and better, and he can now walk on the ground with the help of something.
The old princess and Qin were extremely happy when they saw this, and they looked at Shang Ruoyi even more kindly.
To them, Shang Ruoyi was the benefactor who saved their Dingguo Palace.
However, in front of everyone, He Jingheng was still sitting in a wheelchair.
No one would have thought that his leg had recovered.
That day, Shang Ruoyi just came into the shop and saw He Yunyi making milk tea absent-mindedly, and she didn't even notice that the milk was spilling.
"What are you thinking about?" Shang Ruoyi walked forward and asked with a smile: "Could it be that you are missing a certain man?"
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about!" He Yunyi wiped the milk that had spilled out and said with a red face, "I didn't."
Hearing her say this, Shang Ruoyi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
I just said it casually, and she reacted so strongly. Isn't it like she is trying to cover up her guilt and is admitting it herself?
He Yunyi also found that her reaction was a little too intense.
Blushing, she said, "It's not a big deal." She told her the whole story of how she was stabbed and rescued that day.
"I thought that nothing had happened, so I didn't let them tell you and your brother, for fear that you would worry."
Shang Ruoyi frowned when she heard this.
A hero saves the beauty?
How come it fits so well?
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